Comments on: Incoming!!! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kevin livin in menominee, MI http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/comment-page-2/#comment-217751 kevin livin in menominee, MI Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:05:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/#comment-217751 I JUST SAW IT BURN UP! It was brighter then the full moon and did not break up at all. I live in Menominee, MI and was looking west when it came in from about 30 degrees above the horizon, it started just a tiny bit north of perfect west when it brightened first then moved faster and brighter curving downward noticeably at very high speed while leaving a dim red streak behind it. IT DID NOT BREAK UP AT ALL!!!!! I've seen meteors this bright before but never like this without breaking up. It was still bright when it fell below the trees at about 10 degrees west of north. IT is now 3:59 am and i saw it right at 3:29 am Central Time (US & Canada). My name is Kevin Alex Niemi and i may be one of few to have seen this so please get back to me if anybody hears of any other wittiness. I JUST SAW IT BURN UP! It was brighter then the full moon and did not break up at all. I live in Menominee, MI and was looking west when it came in from about 30 degrees above the horizon, it started just a tiny bit north of perfect west when it brightened first then moved faster and brighter curving downward noticeably at very high speed while leaving a dim red streak behind it. IT DID NOT BREAK UP AT ALL!!!!! I’ve seen meteors this bright before but never like this without breaking up. It was still bright when it fell below the trees at about 10 degrees west of north. IT is now 3:59 am and i saw it right at 3:29 am Central Time (US & Canada).

My name is Kevin Alex Niemi and i may be one of few to have seen this so please get back to me if anybody hears of any other wittiness.

]]> By: 2012hoax: Astrogeek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/comment-page-2/#comment-183653 2012hoax: Astrogeek Thu, 14 May 2009 20:33:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/#comment-183653 [...] Ignorance is bliss. The fact that we can now find these objects, predict where they will land, and send out an alert in enough time for an airline pilot to look and see the flash, then later go and pick up pieces of [...] [...] Ignorance is bliss. The fact that we can now find these objects, predict where they will land, and send out an alert in enough time for an airline pilot to look and see the flash, then later go and pick up pieces of [...]

]]> By: 2012hoax: Agpage http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/comment-page-2/#comment-183609 2012hoax: Agpage Thu, 14 May 2009 17:17:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/#comment-183609 [...] Ignorance is bliss. The fact that we can now find these objects, predict where they will land, and send out an alert in enough time for an airline pilot to look and see the flash, then later go and pick up pieces of [...] [...] Ignorance is bliss. The fact that we can now find these objects, predict where they will land, and send out an alert in enough time for an airline pilot to look and see the flash, then later go and pick up pieces of [...]

]]> By: Meteorites from the asteroid over Sudan | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/comment-page-2/#comment-167895 Meteorites from the asteroid over Sudan | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:19:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/#comment-167895 [...] and other twinkies prevented me from writing about the fact that meteorites were recovered from the small asteroid that blew up over the Sudan in October. However, via Emily, is a story relating the whole thing. It’s a great read, and a [...] [...] and other twinkies prevented me from writing about the fact that meteorites were recovered from the small asteroid that blew up over the Sudan in October. However, via Emily, is a story relating the whole thing. It’s a great read, and a [...]

]]> By: Heat: We’re Doing it Wrong! « Alice’s Astro Info http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/comment-page-2/#comment-153603 Heat: We’re Doing it Wrong! « Alice’s Astro Info Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:44:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/#comment-153603 [...] Thanks for tipping me off Phil. [...] [...] Thanks for tipping me off Phil. [...]

]]> By: Taking asteroids seriously | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/comment-page-2/#comment-139690 Taking asteroids seriously | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:21:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/#comment-139690 [...] having three big, bright fireballs lighting up the skies recently didn’t hurt: the one in Darfur months ago, or the one in Canada weeks ago, or the one in Colorado the other night (which I missed, [...] [...] having three big, bright fireballs lighting up the skies recently didn’t hurt: the one in Darfur months ago, or the one in Canada weeks ago, or the one in Colorado the other night (which I missed, [...]

]]> By: moishe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/comment-page-2/#comment-136220 moishe Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:27:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/06/incoming-2/#comment-136220 Darn. Can't party yet, guys. All of that work and missed a pretty obvious and bright one on November 21 over Canada. Oops! Darn.

Can’t party yet, guys.

All of that work and missed a pretty obvious and bright one on November 21 over Canada.

Oops!

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